Fishing float



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6. E, GOOD FISBING FLOAT Filed Oct. 31, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 6 E' Good- March 17, 1925 Filed 00% 31. 1923 Sheets-Sheet 2 gnuwnfoz C. .Z'. 600d.

MI KW 61 We: waif Patented Mar. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES CECIL E. GOOD, WILSEY, KANSAS.

FISHING FLOAT.

Application filed October 31, 1923. Serial No. 671,960.

To It 107mm 2'? may concern:

Be it known that I, CECIL E. Goon, citizen of the United States, residing at 'Wilsey, in the county oi lllorris and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing Floats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved fishing float and seeks, among other objects, to provide a float embodying a signal lamp which will be energized by the nibbling of a. fish upon a line attached to the float.

The invention seeks, as a further object, to provide a float which will be sensitive in operation and wherein the internal mechanism of the float will be effectually protected from the water.

And the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide a float wherein the battery employed may be readily renewed.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an enlarged side elevation of my improved float,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken medially through the device, Figur: 4: is a detail view showing the catch for the retaining bar of the guard spring for the lamp employed,

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view showing the mounting of the retaining bar, and

Figure 6 a transverse sectional view on the line of Figure El, looking in the direction of arrows,

In carry n; out the intention, I employ a cylindrical shell '20 tapered toward its lower end and provided with a terminal nipple it upon which rigidly fixed an externally tin-coded sleeve 11" forming, in effect, a unitary part of the nipple. The shell is preferably made in two parts to embody a cap 12 crimpcd upon the body of the shell as indicated at 13, and mounted on the cap in axial alineinent with the nipple 11 is a depending sleeve 14 flanged at its upper end to overlie the cap and riveted or otherwise fastened thereto. Fitting in the lower tapered end of the shell is a 151(k8i; 155 of suitable iiisulating material and resting against said jacket in alincment with the sleeve 14 is a sleeve 16 provided at its lower end with an inwardly directed annular flange l? and at its upper end with a spider 18 centering ,the sleeve within the shell.

Resting upon the flange 17 is a disk 19 of suit able insulating material and appropriately secured to the disk at its upper Side is an upstanding contact spring 20. Dcpen ding from the disk are spaced hangers 21 connected to the base end of the spring and mounted upon the lower ends of said hangers is a metal contact disk or member 22. Extending through said member centrally thereof is an appropriate bushing 23 of suitable insulating material and slidable through said bushing is a circuit closer rod 24; provided at its upper end with ahead 25 while at its lower end the rod is provided with an eye 26. Appropriately secured to the rod near its upper end is a cone-shaped rubber button 27 and cemented or otherwise attached at its smaller end to said button is a cone-shaped rubber apron 28, the larger end of which is folded upwardly over the lower end of the nipple 11 and is suitably secured thereto so that the apron will thus function to close the nipple. Formed on the rod 24 near its lower end is a ball 29 in which is formed an annular groove 30 and threaded over the sleeve 11' is a casing 31 housing a sprin 32 surrounding the nipple. At its upper end the spring is secured to the end wall of said casing while at its lower end portion the eonvolutions of the spring are gradually contracted so that the spring is thus formed at its low.,.' ctrtremity with a split loop or eye tl'snugly T-ing in the groove 30 of the ball. Accordi gly, as will be seen, the spring will normally function to hold the circuit. closer rod elevated and maintain the head 25 thereof spaced above the contact member 22. The casing 31 is preferably tapered at its lower end portion and is provided at op tiosite sides ahf0f with elongated openings so that after the casing is applied to the sleeve 11',the loop 33 may be reached through said openings and engaged in the groove of the ball.

lnsertcd through the sleeve A.- of the cap 12 to rest at its lower end in the sleeve 16, is an approrn iate battery 34;, the terminal at the lower end of which contacts the spring 20 and rcmovably thrende il into the sleeve 1} at its upper end is a reducing ring 33 forming a Sfilktft {or an electric lamp 36. Thugns will be seen, the spring 20 will urge the battery upwardly so that the ter minal at the upper end of the battery will be held against the terminal at the base of the lump. Surrounding the lamp is a gasket 37, the inner margin of which is clamped between the base of the lamp and the ring 35 and overlying said gasket is a clamping ring 38. Lasting at its larger end upon the ring is u. volute tiplillg Elf forming a guard or cugv for the lump and mounted within the small convolution of the sprin at its upper end is a plate -10. Flanged ont the wall of the (up at opposite sides ot' the sleeve ll are hr 2 -11 into which are thrczul ed studs 4-2 having heads 43, and clumped between said heads and the cap are gaskets 4st forming sealed joints between the studs and the cup. Rising from the hcnd ot one of said studs are spaced cars 45 i'IL-iWQttli which. is pivoted u retaining bill it? curred to extend over the spring 89 and rising from the head of the other of said studs is a post- 4'? opposite which is disposed it spring catch 48 to engage the notched free end of the bar retaining the tree extremity of the our between said post and the catch. Formed 0n the bill is, as shown in Figure 3, a medial depending stud 49 extending through the plate to of the spring so that the spring will thus he held again t. accidental displacement while the hur will function to compress the spring which, in turn, will press the ring I), against the outer murgin 0f the, gasket 37 to maintain a sealed joint between the gasket and the cup 1'2.

Projecting f om the cap at opposite sides thereof are eyelets 5t) rind ulining with said eyelets are similar eyelets 51 upon the. shell, hear its lower end, the cap is :lurtlu-r provided With like eyelets 52 and extending through said eyelets are the sidelines :33 of a bridle for the float. At their upper ends, the side lines 53 are connected to a ring 5% to which may be admired a line 55 from a. fishing pole, while :it their lower ends the side lines 53 are connerlwl to a similar ring to which is utl i'chcd a line 57 carrying a suitable hunk. interposed in the side lines between the eyelets fit) and .31 are rings 58 adapted to engage said eyelets for limiting the float against lougitutlimtl movement upon the side lines and extending from the eye 2 ol the circuit closer rod 2-1 through the lower ,7 l of the ca ing ill is a short length of line 59 attached to the ring 56 for connecting the circuit closer rod with the line 57.

As wi l n w he seen in View of the fore.- roing, jvll jli a lish j rks upon the line .37, the circuit ciosw 1 3 12} will'he pulled downwardly so lief e head thereof will he moved into went with the c ntact incin wr w iusrlff, a circuit it'oht th lump fi l will u will: 1::l through the shell l to tilt: 'u'* lLf ill .iul them-c through ll il spring C to the red i l and through tl i 25 and contact inc-n to the hun i and thence through IiiB sprints 2 to the nom ire side, oi tlu: twitter; The lump 86 man of the (t1t"l1. Should it he lc to leure the device unattended, in which err-lit the loin-ironing of the signal would not in;

dedred, the raising fill. may he threaded upwurdl upon the nipple ii to uhut the eye 2:? of the circuit closer rod iitwhcn the u lug will serve to hold the rod elevated in pen circuit position tl us rendering th surnul n'u-cluinism inactive.

lluriu i;- thus d serihcd hut claimed as new is:

l. A fishing float, int-linliiu, at llt'll p1)- vidcd at one end with a r-ltLYQ, u .-;l-'-c\'c mounted in the shell near its oppilu cu l and prui iilctl with :i s i lcr to court with the -llt"ll (entering the sleeve therein, :1 ut tcry supporttd hy said sirens, an ilvttiit' lziih {A3 one cud oi the lutttci'r in circuit thrr Willi, Lllitl menus at the opp sit end of the hatter? opemiale hy :1 lishing ine for clos ingr the circuit through the battery und lump.

:3. it fishing llout .incllulinc a shell having internal :ilined eves, a lmttery supported by said Sl t-WIS, an electric lump as sociutcil with one. of said sleeves in circuit with the battery, a dish fitting in the other of said sleeves, a, spring bearing between said disk and the battery urging the li-uttery into electrical contact with the lamp, and a circuit closer sus 'icnded from said disk and. operable by u fishing line for closing the tillcuit through the buttery and lump.

3, A iishing float including a shell having in ernal alined sleeve, :1 battery sup ported by said sleeves, an electric hunp as- Sociuled with one of said sleeves in circuit with the huttery, a disk fitting in the 01' her of said sleeves, "A spring hearing between said dish and the battery urging the but tery into electrical contact with the lump, hangers depending from the disk in circuit with the spring, a contact member carried by said hangers, a rod slidahle through said ruoinlier but insulated with respect thereto :thd provided with a head, and a spring normull holding the head of the rod out of contact with said member, the rod being movable hr a fishing line to engage the head thereof with said contact member for closlug the circuit through the battery 11nd lump,

4. A fishing float iueluding a shell provided tilits lower end with a nipple, a hatthe. invention,

tery mounted within the shell, an electf? closer operable by a fishing line for cl0s ing the circuit through the battery and lamp, a casing screwed upon said nipple, and a spring housed Within said casing and connected to the circuit closer for normally maintaining said circuit closer in open cir cuit position.

6. A fishing float including a shell, a battery mounted therein, an electric lamp in circuit with the battery, a circuit closer operable by a fishing line for closing the circuit through the battery and lamp, a casing,' carried by the shell, a spring housed Within said casing and connected to the circuit closer for normally maintaining said circuit closer in oven circuit position, and means to adjust the casing to a position for limiting the circuit closer in open circuit position.

7. A fishin float including a shell, a buttery mounte therein, an electric lamp in circuit with the battery, means operable by a fishing line for closmg the circuit through the battery and lamp, a gasket surrounding the lamp in contact spring surrounding the lamp to form a guard therefor and pressing the gasket against the shell to form a sealed joint therebetween.

8. A fishing float including a shell/provided at its lower end with a nipple, a. battery mounted within the shell, an electric lamp in circuit with the battery, a circuit closer operable by a fishing line for closing the circuit through the battery and lamp and including a rod having a shoulder there on, a casing engaged With said nipple, and a spring housed Within said casing and engaged with. said shoulder for normally maintaining said circuit closer in open circuit position.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

CECIL E. GOOD. L 8.

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